ogp internal standards

OGP Internal StandardsKey elements of the OGPplatform

Eligibility criteria

Action Plan Guidelines

Rapid response mechanism

Working groups

Multilaterals

IRM and self assessment

To cover

Budget Transparency Measured by the Open Budget Index 2012 (100 country survey)

Access to InformationMeasured by Right2Info’s database of FOI laws and constitutional provisions for access to information

Asset DisclosureMeasured by the World Bank’s Public Officials Asset Disclosure database

Citizen EngagementMeasured by the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index 2012

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Eligibility Criteria

Action Plan Guidelines (1)

1. Availability of timeline & processMake details & timeline of consultation available (online at minimum) prior to consultation

2. Adequate noticeConsult the public with sufficient forewarning

3. Awareness raisingConduct awareness raising to increase participation

Action Plan Guidelines (2)

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4. Multiple channelsConsult through various mechanisms: online and in-person

5. Breadth of consultationsConsult widely with the national community including civil society and private sector

6. Documentation & feedbackMake a summary of public consultations and feedback available publicly

Criteria & Standards Subcommittee working on proposal Approach that builds jurisprudence case by case Clear rules on who can submit a case Clear rules on how a case is handled Clear steps on whicg on responses OGP can take

Important to know OGP is a positive and constructive mechanism, also for ‘bad behavior’ (assuming

good intentions, giving space for improvement/response by country itself) Policy won’t deal with all existing bad behavior Policy builds on existing rules (i.e. on IRM recommendations and eligibility criteria

performance)

ALEJANDRO PLEASE TWEAK

Rapid Response Mechanism

A pilot to support the creation and effective implementation of more ambitious open government commitments as part of OGP national action plans.

Five working groups Fiscal Openness Working Group led by the Global Initiative on Fiscal

Transparency (GIFT) and the Governments of Brazil and Philippines Legislative Openness Working Group led by the National Democratic

Institute (NDI) and the Government of Chile Access to Information Working Group led by the Government of

Mexico (Federal Institute for Access to Information and Data Protection) and the Carter Center.

Open Data Working Group led by the Global Open Data Initiative (GODI) (basically Webfoundation) and the Government of Canada

Openness in the Extractives Working Group led by Revenue Watch Institute (RWI) and the Government of Ghana, now also including WRI

2014 is a pilot year

Working Groups

Helping to mobilize new investments and technical support to strengthen open government reforms across the world.

Five multilaterals signed up so far World Bank Group (WBG) Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Asia Development Bank

Multi laterals

Helping to mobilize new investments and technical support to strengthen open government reforms across the world.

Five multilaterals signed up so far World Bank Group (WBG) Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Asia Development Bank

IRM & self assessment

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